Astronomy Visualization Metadata 1.1 — Web Tool

Instructions for each field:Original creator of the resource at the organizational level.A simple URL pointing to the (top level) outreach webpage for the original creator.Name(s) of the primary contact(s) for the resource.Email(s) of the primary contact(s) for the resource.Telephone number(s) of the primary contact for the resource.Street address of the primary contact for the resource.City of the primary contact for the resource.State or province of the primary contact for the resource.Zip or postal code of the primary contact for the resource.Country of the primary contact for the resource.Copyright and related intellectual property rights description.

Instructions for each field:General descriptive title given to the image resource.Short description of the full caption.Full caption and related description text for the image resource.The type(s) of object or objects in the resource. If objects can be placed into multiple categories in the taxonomy they should all be listed.Proper names/catalog numbers for all of the key objects in the image field.The distance to the object, measured in light years. Place a dash "—" as a placeholder if no value is entered, but a red shift value is entered in the following field.The distance to the object, measured in red shift value.Comment about the contents of the Distance tag.Web page containing more information about this specific image.The minimum information that the Publisher would like to see mentioned when the resource is used.Date that the resource was created or made available (YYYY-MM-DD).This is an identifier for the resource that is unique to the creator.The type of resource.Qualitative image quality assessment.

Instructions for each field:Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Telescopes or observatories used for the observations.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.Instrument used to collect the data.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.The output colour, which is assigned to an exposure.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Waveband of the component exposure from a pre-defined list defining the general part of the spectrum covered.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Bandpass of the individual exposure.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Central wavelength of the filter used for the individual exposure measured in nanometres.Free-text field to allow for more detailed discussions of bandpasses and color mappings.Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).Start time of the exposure in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM).The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.The exposure time the exposure in seconds.VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).VO-compliant reference to the dataset (the exposure) used to construct the final image (if available).

Observation Metadata

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Facility 1

Instrument 1

Spectral.ColorAssignment 1

Spectral.Band 1

Spectral.Bandpass 1

Spectral.CentralWavelength 1

Spectral.Notes

Temporal.StartTime 1

Temporal.IntegrationTime 1

DatasetID 1

Instructions for each field:Coordinate system reference frame. FITS equivalent: CFRAME.Equinox for Spatial.CoordinateFrame. FITS equivalent: Equinox.Reference coordinates for the image (2 element list in decimal degrees). FITS equivalent: CRVAL1.Reference coordinates for the image (2 element list in decimal degrees). FITS equivalent: CRVAL2.Size of the image in pixels (2 element list). FITS equivalent: NAXIS1.Size of the image in pixels (2 element list). FITS equivalent: NAXIS2.X,Y coordinates of the pixel in the image to which the reference coordinate (Spatial.ReferenceValue) refers (2 element list). FITS equivalent: CRPIX1.X,Y coordinates of the pixel in the image to which the reference coordinate (Spatial.ReferenceValue) refers (2 element list). FITS equivalent: CRPIX2.Spatial scale of the image in number of degrees/pixel (2 element list). FITS equivalent: CDELT1.Spatial scale of the image in number of degrees/pixel (2 element list). FITS equivalent: CDELT2.Position angle of the Y axis in degrees measured east from north. FITS equivalents: CROT/CROTA1/CROTA2.A combination of the coordinate system and the projection of the image. FITS equivalent: CTYPE1,2.This qualitatively describes the reliability of the spatial coordinate information in this metadata. FITS equivalent: CFRAMEFree-text description to further expand upon coordinates/geometry of image. FITS equivalent: CFRAMEFree-text representation of the FITS header from which the AVM spatial tags were derived. FITS equivalent: CFRAME

Instructions for each field:Publisher of the resource.ID of publisher registered as VAMP providers.This identifies a specific "instance" of a resource; e.g. one image in one file format at one resolution. This allows the same resource (image) to be offered in different formats and resolutions. Together with the PublisherID, each registered resource is uniquely identified in the database.A unique URL pointing to the specific online image/image archive is needed to identify where to obtain the image. Each ResourceID is paired with a matching ResourceURL.The format is a list of PublisherID/ID values that will reference specific resources registered in VAMP (though not specific "instances").The date of the metadata content for the image.This is the version of the applied metadata definition (YYYY-MM-DD).

The AVM Web Tool has an entry for 52 AVM tags. Once completed and submitted it will generate an XML file in the Adobe XMP format. This file can then be attached to an image header using tools in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Bridge.

Use only the fields that are necessary to properly tag your astronomical image. The tool does not require you to complete every field. Keep in mind that there is no validation of form inputs, so some fields may not be understood by Adobe's software unless it has been properly entered.

Instructions for each field appear at the top when the field is active. Use these hints if unsure about a particular field, or need guidance for the correct input format.

The Subject.Category field under the Content Metadata section links to a widget. The widget is used to retrieve numeric codes for taxonomy purposes — the taxonomy list is part of the AVM standard and VAMP project.

Note that on the Observation Metadata panel you can add additional form fields. You should use as many form fields as there are datasets contributing to a composite image. For instance, a 3-color RGB image composited from three different observations should have three sets of fields, one describing each observation.

You should use a dash "—" character as a placeholder in tags that can take multiple values when specific instances are missing. These include Distance (when you include a redshift value but not a distance in light years) or any of the Observation fields. Note that if none of the values are known for a tag they should all be left blank. Placeholders are needed only when some fields are known for a tag but others are to be left blank.